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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Ruffled Pants

My daughter added ruffles to her pants.

When pants get too short for the kids I generally get rid of them or set them aside for the next child, but my eleven year old gets very attached to her clothes. She has a few favorite things to wear and rotates between them leaving the other clothes in her closet in pristine condition for her younger sister.

She knew I was about to discard two of her favorite pairs of pants and took quick action.

She used three different types of velvet, and matching thread to make them a little longer. First she measured the circumference of her pants and cut out three rectangles for each leg slightly larger and about 3 inches wide. Next she sewed the six rectangles into circles and hemmed the ends. Finally she sewed them in layers to the bottoms of her pants.

I have to admit that they came out very cute. If she's happy wearing them and creating them, I happy saving the money it would cost to purchase new pants.

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I am an American mother of three who spent six years living in Germany. Education has always been a primary focus for me. This blog is packed with fun educational activities for kids. Speed! is a skip-counting game I created in 2011 to help kids learn multiplication. In June 2012 my younger daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia, so that topic has quickly taken over a portion of this blog. You can reach me at
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